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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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(d) Hospitals provided or subsidised by the Local Authority :
(i) Smallpox.—An arrangement exists with the neighbouring
County Borough of West Ham whereby an
unlimited number of beds are available at Dagenham
for the reception and treatment of cases of small pox
which may occur in the Barking area.
(ii) The only hospital provided by the Local Authority is
that for the isolation and treatment of infectious
diseases situated in Upney Lane, where 40 beds are
available for such cases. Twelve additional beds are
available for maternity cases in a separate portion of
the hospital buildings.
(e) Ambulance Facilities :—
(i) A motor ambulance is now provided for the removal of
infectious cases to the Isolation Hospital, Upney Lane.
(ii) For non-infectious and accident cases, two motor
ambulances are kept at the Fire Station, th6 ambulance
and fire services being run in conjunction under the
Chief Fire Officer. .
7. LABORATORY WORK.
The necessary laboratory work of the district is carried out by arrangement with the Essex County Council at the Counties' Laboratory, situated in Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C.4, particulars of the number of specimens submitted for examination being supplied by the following table :—
| Specimen | Numte examined |
|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 669 |
| Sputa | 222 |
| Typhoid | 24 |
| Ringworm | 13 |
| Miscellaneous | 8 |
8. List of Adoptive Acts, Bve-laws, and Local Regulations
relating to Public Health in force within the district. &
(i) Local Acts :
Barking Town Wharf Act, 1893, Barking Parish Act,
1888.